Smoking and dental offices often conflict. But today we are not talking about the dangers of nicotine, but about the first drag after dental manipulations. Can I smoke immediately after tooth extraction? How long does it take to smoke a cigarette without fear of getting hurt? What is the harm of smoking after tooth extraction? You will find the answer to these questions in the article.
TREATMENT MEASURES
After tooth extraction, an open bleeding wound remains in place. If a wisdom tooth is removed, a large wound will remain in place. To stop the blood, the dentist closes the wound with a cotton swab dipped in medical solution, which must be removed after 20 minutes. After removing the fleece, a small blood clot forms in the orifice of the missing tooth, which should never be removed. This clot is a guarantee of bone tissue regeneration and promotes the rapid healing of a recent wound.
Do not attempt to remove a blood clot from the well: it is necessary for rapid tissue regeneration.
The dentist will treat the orifice with a healing compound and, after removing the wisdom teeth, should make a series of antibiotics. But antibiotics are not prescribed in all cases, but if a molar with curved or grown roots has been operated on.
When a large wound surface is formed, sutures can be applied. In this case, the first puff can only be taken 2 or 7 days after this procedure. It all depends on the ability of the tissues to recover. During the specified period, the seams will heal and the doctor will remove the surgical threads.
NICOTINE EFFECT
Everyone has heard about the effect of a drop of nicotine on a horse's life, but they still smoke. How does addiction affect oral and dental health? It turns out that nicotine causes great damage to the mucous membrane, larynx, lungs. Nicotine irritates the mucous membrane, causes various diseases of the oral cavity and promotes tooth decay.
Cigarette smoke contains a complex combination of different resins and chemicals that inhibit tissue healing. The situation is complicated by the penetration of the substances listed in the blood through the salivary fluid. During a puff, many toxic substances enter the human body, including hydrogen cyanide and hydrocyanic acid.
Nicotine and cigarette smoke are toxic to the tissues of the mouth. Smoking is only allowed after complete recovery of the injured mucosa.
Nicotine can have a slight effect on pain relief, relieving stress by stimulating the production of the hormones of happiness. However, the damage done to the body is much more than good. This should not be overlooked when justifying your habit with an analgesic effect.
The negative effects of smoking after tooth extraction:
- development of the inflammatory process in the tissues of the oral cavity;
- development of the inflammatory process in the hole - alveolitis;
- increase in blood pressure, remove a blood clot.
Claims of nicotine's beneficial effects on stress relief are not supported by scientific experiments. In fact, cigarette smoke creates the illusion of stress relief, exacerbating negative manifestations at the physiological level:
- tachycardia;
- angina pectoris;
- increased breathing;
- violation of the functioning of peristalsis;
- muscle tension.
Therefore, after removing the molar, you should avoid smoking as much as possible, preferably for several days. The carcinogens contained in tobacco smoke are deposited layer by layer on the surface of the wound, causing enormous damage to health.
ALVEOLITH
The first evil of inhaling a cigarette after surgery: nicotine dries the well. For tissue regeneration to occur in a timely and successful manner, a moist environment is required. However, cigarette smoke contributes to the dryness of mucous membranes, which negatively affects the wound surface of the orifice.
A dry hole is a testing ground for the activity of pathogenic bacteria that provoke inflammatory processes quickly. In a severe case, the inflammatory processes end with alveolitis, a serious illness. With this pathology, the orifice walls, which formed after the molar was removed, become inflamed.
Causes of alveolitis:
- violation of tissue integrity as a result of injury; infection
- on a recent wound;
- violation of blood clotting dynamics.
The symptoms are similar to body poisoning with the residues of pathogenic bacteria:
- muscle pain;
- headaches;
- nausea and weakness.
In addition to the general symptoms of intoxication, there are characteristic signs of pathology of the gingival tissue: swelling of the mucous membrane, swelling of the facial muscles due to the focus of inflammation. Osteomyelitis with the formation of a fistulous canal with a constant flow of pus can become a complication of alveolitis.
BLOOD PRESSURE
A smoked cigarette temporarily raises blood pressure, which can cause the clot that covers the orbit to simply "jump". This threatens the development of an inflammatory process due to infection in an open wound. The chemicals in cigarette smoke constrict the lumen of blood vessels, thereby increasing blood pressure. Vasoconstriction prevents proper nutrition of mucous tissues, which slows down regeneration processes.
HOISTANA SMOKING, VIPING
The hookah is believed to be less dangerous for smokers due to the use of refined tobacco. And so? Purified tobacco smoke is less harmful to health, but it has the same negative effect on the wound surface. It settles in the mucous membrane, interferes with normal blood circulation and causes inflammatory processes.
Regarding the electronic analogue of cigarettes and hookahs - clean - the ban is also valid. Resins are not released during the cleaning process, but other toxic substances are formed. They reach mucous surfaces and wounds, harming the smoker.
Cleaning composition:
- diacetyl; glycerin; propylene glycol;
- flavors.
The diacetyl scent presents a specific danger, which becomes toxic when heated in a cigarette battery. In moderate amounts, this substance is not hazardous to health, but if heated and consumed continuously, it can cause serious pathologies in the lungs.
Inhaling the smoke causes the mucous membranes in the mouth to dry out, opening the way for the growth and harmful action of pathogenic bacteria.
Propylene glycol causes allergies, accumulates in the tissues of the mucous membrane. This substance irritates mucous membranes, causes inflammation and other pathologies. At high temperatures, glycerin and propylene glycol form formaldehyde and acrolein, which are harmful.
The use of a handkerchief by several smokers causes the spread of infectious diseases, hepatitis, tuberculosis. The same can be said about a hookah if different people use the same pipe.
DENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS
If there are no special problems with non-smoking patients, many dental and orthodontic manipulations will not be available for smokers. Smokers should not perform an operation to increase bone tissue in the jaw, suture soft tissue or implant implants. During tightening, the sutures may come undone and the implant may fall. But still, with the observance of care and strict compliance with dentists' recommendations, it is possible to obtain results in smokers.
ADVICE FROM DOCTORS
- A cotton swab with antiseptic can be removed 20 minutes after tooth resection; otherwise, the bacteria will begin to multiply;
- a blood ball in a dental cavity cannot be spit or removed in any other way - it protects the wound from an unfavorable external environment, activates tissue regeneration;
- rinse your mouth with antiseptics with great care not to accidentally remove the protective sphere from the well;
- it is better to replace the usual mouth rinse with solutions with trays - keep the solution in your mouth and then spit it out carefully;
- if a doctor placed a medicine in the well, it should not be removed without permission;
- the first oral hygiene can be performed only the next day after resection;
- if a doctor has prescribed a course of antibiotics, he should be followed;
- in case of severe pain, it is recommended to take an anesthetic, it is not necessary to endure discomfort in the gums.
If the removal operation was successful, the first puff can be done after a few hours. Distract yourself from the idea of smoking a cigarette for at least 2 hours.
If the bleeding doesn't stop after 2 hours, you can't think of a cigarette. A strong puff can increase bleeding, so you will need to seek additional medical help.
WHAT IS PROHIBITED
- Clean, rinse your mouth 24 hours after resection;
- take a steam bath, take a hot bath, sunbathe in the solarium - higher degrees increase bleeding from the wound;
- to exercise in a gym, gym, sports section - until the wound heals and the seams dissolve;
- when the stitches are applied, you can not only squeeze, but even smile and open your mouth wide - the stitches will disperse quickly;
- you can have a snack after stress only after 2-3 hours, it is also not recommended to drink liquids (or carefully through a straw);
- alcohol is strictly forbidden - blood thinning sharply and the wound begins to bleed;
- on this day you cannot drive, it is better to call a taxi.
For a while, you will have to stop eating the usual spicy and salty foods, very hot / cold dishes. This means that you cannot eat ice cream, drink frozen fruit juices or freshly brewed coffee. Pickled mushrooms and pickles are also banned for a while, it is advisable to stop smoking.
You also need to give up rough foods: cookies, hard fruits, vegetables. You cannot gnaw carrots and radishes for several days in a row. Food products must be soft, not salty or spicy. You will have to eat a moderate diet for several days until the tissues heal completely.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
- Apply ice to the cheek if the pain subsides - but keep the compress for no more than ten minutes;
- hot herbal baths - they soothe damaged tissues, relieve swelling and eliminate pain;
- takes painkillers, anti-inflammatories, except aspirin and analgine - they thin the blood.
If you are under medical treatment, you must inform your dentist. It will adjust your medication intake. Some drugs affect blood viscosity and cause bleeding, so its use should be abandoned for a while.
TOTAL
Cigarette smoke causes the development of a variety of pathological conditions that prevent damaged tissues from rapidly healing. Therefore, it is impossible to drag after removing the molar for several hours, and when suturing the gum - for several days. The smoke contains many toxic substances that reach the damaged bark and cause damage.
In addition, tobacco smoke dries out the mucous membrane, which poses a danger to the blood ball inside the well - it is responsible for restoring the integrity of the tissues, preventing the penetration of microbes.